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Into Milan

By Mat Kendrick on Jan 5, 09 11:42 AM

MILAN Jovanovic is rumoured to be one of Aston Villa's transfer targets - and this collection of goals from Standard Liege's Serbian star suggests why.

Presumably when Jovanovic's agent sent a DVD to Martin O'Neill he didn't include this techno-style backing track...

I suggest you enjoy this with the sound muted!

Plucked from grass Shroots

By Andy Walker on Jan 1, 09 10:12 PM

Blues' latest signing has been plucked from the depths of non-league football but will Robin Shroot turn out to be an unearthed gem? Here's a glimpse of the youngster in action...


Talking a beautiful game

By Andy Walker on Dec 30, 08 02:08 PM

This chap's commentary really does put the B into the beautiful game!

But hold on a minute...a north-east accent, a love of the South American game, more soccer superlatives than a poet writing about the all-conquering Brazilians of the 1970s, a rose-tinted romantic view of the sport of football - is this not West Brom boss Tony Mowbray in another guise?


It has been brought to my attention that Wolves' and England's newest starlet Michael Mancienne has an uncanny resemblance to a fellow Three Lions international and a footballer that used to represent a team on the West Midlands patch.

But it remains to be seen whether Mancienne takes being compared to England and ex-Birmingham City Ladies star Rachel Yankey as a compliment....


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Knocked out of both cups

By Mat Kendrick on Dec 3, 08 08:05 AM

OKAY, it's not strictly sport, but take a look at the fella whose hands release more boobs than dodgy Tottenham keeper Heurelho Gomes.

It's a refing joke!

By Andy Walker on Dec 2, 08 02:48 PM

There doesn't seem to be a week go by nowadays without a football manager in England partaking in a spot of referee-bashing (respect campaign, what respect campaign?)

But spare a thought for this poor Greek footballer who is victim to one of the harshest piece of refereeing you are ever likely to see.......


aidy.jpgIT seems you can take the boy out of West Brom but you can't take West Brom out the boy, where Aidy Boothroyd is concerned.

Albion's former youth system supremo has been working as a pundit for Sky Sports since being given the old heave-ho as Watford boss.

And Boothroyd couldn't resist a cheeky dig at Wolves hotshot Sylvan Ebanks-Blake during the TV coverage of Saturday's derby draw with Birmingham.

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PRESUMABLY, Cristiano Ronaldo's single-finger salute as he prematurely - and immaturely - stropped off the Villa Park pitch last weekend was to signify that he needed a number one and not a number two.

Why else would the Manchester United winker constantly take the pee throughout the game by wetting himself every time a Villa tackler came near him and then depart early if it wasn't for a toilet break?

A feast of Fahey finishes!

By Andy Walker on Nov 28, 08 01:16 PM

Highly-rated midfielder Keith Fahey looks to be on his way from St Patrick's to St Andrew's in January after Birmingham City had an offer accepted for the Irishman.

Buying players from the Irish league is always a gamble and Alex McLeish will be hoping that he has stumbled across a similar bargain that Reading had when they discovered Kevin Doyle.

Not much is know in England about Fahey except that he struggled to make the grade with Arsenal and Aston Villa. However judging by the trio of treats below, the boy can finish!


Ouch!

By Andy Walker on Nov 23, 08 09:06 PM

I wonder if this is how Tony Mowbray felt after being done by Rory Delap and his Potters pals at the Britannia Stadium yesterday?



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